Make+Take: Screenprinted Coasters

About this event

Let’s Make+Take!—Fall brings the promise of cozy gatherings and festive get-togethers. Gear up for your next gathering by creating your very own set of screenprinted coasters! In this session, we’ll guide you through the process of screenprinting using prepared screens burned with a variety of designs inspired by the season. Colorful ink will be mixed, and the paper coasters will be ready—just bring yourself (and maybe a friend!). Make+Takes are the perfect way to try screenprinting before jumping into a full-length workshop.

Level: Beginner – no previous experience necessary!

Registration closes November 12, 2026 and all materials are provided.

Photo by StereoVision Photography

WORKSHOP SUPPLIES:

Registration includes all materials—just come ready to have fun! In addition, you may want to consider bringing the following items for class:

(optional) Personal apron (we’ll have extras) and/or wear clothes that can get inky

(optional) Note pad and pencil if you’d like to take notes

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Jeanette M. Bolden is a visual artist and screen printer based in Maryland. She has a B.A. in Studio Arts from the University of Maryland, College Park. Through her art, she investigates how emotions and fleeting moments can be made visible. The act of repetition within screenprinting opens the door to new interpretations, leading Bolden to acquire a new language. A language that uses color and shapes to speak to people, to fill in the gaps that words cannot.

Of late, Bolden and her co-collaborator, Ennis R. Hodgson, displayed abstract pieces in 2025 at Collaborate / kəˈlabəˌrāt, a group show at Gallery Y in Washington, D.C. The year prior, she was the lead instructor for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) 2024 Black History Month and Visual Arts Summer Internship program. In 2023, Bolden participated in Transformer Gallery’s Exercises for Emerging Artists program. She interned with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in 2022 while simultaneously co-teaching for the M-NCPPC Hispanic Heritage Month and Visual Arts Internship program. Awards include The Washington Print Club’s 2021 Young Printer Award and a feature in the fall 2021 issue of On Paper: Journal of The Washington Print Club.

Learn more about her work at www.jeanettemboldenstudio.com and on Instagram at @jeanettemboldenstudio.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING:

“I thought [the instructor] did a great job of explaining the screenprinting process and gave clear instructions. It was a great short intro workshop.”